This entertaining and informative work introduces a variety of creatures that use camouflage techniques to hide from predators, sneak up on prey, or both. Each page spread features a clever “Who am I?” poem matched with a stunning photo of an animal hidden in the wild. The photo unfolds to show the location of the hidden animal, along with a brief description of its habitat and disguise behaviors. “Silent and Still” is the poem accompanying a weasel, the whiskers on its sharp face barely discernable in a snapshot of a snowy field. A powerful predator for its size, weasels eat almost half their weight in food every day, as the fact page reveals: “This is like a 100-pound person eating fifty pounds of hamburger every day—that’s 200 quarter-pound burgers. Imagine how many more mice and rats would be running around if it weren’t for weasels!” Eye-opening and enlightening, this book does nothing to camouflage its own appeal. (Ages 7–12)

Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-page photographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal's identity and whereabouts. Think you've spotted one? Lift one of ten gatefolds to find out. A full page of fascinating information accompanies each animal so readers can learn how nature's camouflage serves hunter and hunted alike. Why do fawns have spots during their first year of life? How did killdeer birds get their name? What makes a crab spider so good at ambushing its prey?



Recipient of the 2008 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Book and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books.

Named a 2008 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC)

Editor's Choice, 2007— Booklist magazine

Listed in "Lasting Connections of 2007," an annual roundup of the year's best books to tie into curriculum.
-Book Links magazine